Rig Veda 8.70.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra (with Parvata imagery as supporting power)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्यव्रतममानुषमयज्वानमदेवयुम् । अव स्वः सखा दुधुवीत पर्वतः सुघ्नाय दस्युं पर्वतः ॥
Transliteration
anyávratam amā́nuṣam ayájvānam ádevayum | áva sváḥ sakhā dudhuvīta párvataḥ sughnā́ya dásyuṃ párvataḥ ||
Translation
Aquele de voto alheio, de natureza não humana, que não sacrifica e não busca os Devas — que o nosso próprio amigo o derrube. Que a Montanha de poder o sacuda para matar o Dasyu; que a Montanha o sacuda.
Word by Word
अन्यव्रतम्of another observance; following alien rites
अन्यव्रतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण ‘दस्युम्’ इति)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअन्य-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत < √वृ ‘वरण/व्रत-धारण’)
अमानुषम्non-human; inhuman
अमानुषम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण ‘दस्युम्’ इति)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मानुष (प्रातिपदिक; मानुष < मनु)
अयज्वानम्non-sacrificer; one who does not worship
अयज्वानम्:
कर्म (दस्युम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअ-यज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; यज्वन् < √यज् ‘यजन’)
अदेवयुम्not devoted to the gods; godless
अदेवयुम्:
कर्म (दस्युम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-देवयु (प्रातिपदिक; देवयु ‘देवान् इच्छन्/देवभक्त’)
अवdown; away (as preverb with the verb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/particle)
Rootअव
स्वःfrom heaven; from the sky (svah)
स्वः:
अधिकरण (स्थान/दिशा-भावः: ‘down from heaven/aloft’)
TypeIndeclinable/Noun (Vedic form)
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (अव्यय/नाम; ‘स्वर्ग/द्यौः’)
सखाthe companion; friend
सखा:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुधुवीतshould shake down/drive away
दुधुवीत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धू (धुनोति ‘shake, drive off’)
पर्वतःParvata (name); the mountain
पर्वतः:
कर्ता (सखा इत्यस्य समन्वयेन: ‘पर्वतः’ नाम देव/वीरः)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
सुघ्नायfor well-smiting; for effective slaying
सुघ्नाय:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (अर्थे: ‘for good slaying’)
TypeAdjective (used as purpose-dative)
Rootसु-घ्न (प्रातिपदिक; घ्न < √हन् ‘to slay’)
दस्युम्the Dasyu; hostile/impious foe
दस्युम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्वतःParvata; the mountain
पर्वतः:
कर्ता (पुनरुक्त-उद्बोधन/नामग्रहणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
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